Choice of mobo

[deathun0]

I have to choices for a motherboard:
"Intel Extreme D975XBX2KR BAD AXE 2 975X (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP AiLifestyle Series P35 Socket 775 Socket eSATA 8 channel Audio ATX Motherboard
Which is better?
My Build:
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1150 (PC2 9200) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 (2.4ghz) Socket 775 FSB1066 4MB Cache

XFX GeForce 8800GTX 768MB DVI TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache (2 in RAID 0)

Samsung SH-183LBEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA Lightscribe ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Coolermaster IGreen 600W PSU - 85% Efficiency 8pin ATX12V v2.2 120mm Fan

 

[zenmaster]

Why the "CoolMaster" PSU?

I found a couple reviews on this unit and they rated it good, but they did not appear to be really exhaustive reviews such as the ones found at JohnnyGuru.com. (I.E., the PSU was not taken apart to examine the capacitors used, how it handle heat, etc.. etc.. etc...) It looks nice and my be nice, but in this price range, there are a number of PSUs that are equally nice but with a stronger reputation.

 

[deathun0]

Sorry forgot to mention that the PSU is now actually the OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - 120mm Fan SLI Ready ATX12v v2.2

 

[zenmaster]

In regards to motherboards, I would leave to the P35 boards.

The main reason is that they seem a little faster than the 965 boards at the same settings. The 965 boards are also a little faster than the 975s at the same speed. As a result you should definately get a speed advantage that is measurable.

The P35 should also run a little cooler and support the new 45nm chips.
While you may still want a whole new mobo with those chips so you can do DDR3, it would still be nice to have the choice to upgrade the cpu, mobo, and ram or just the cpu.

I'm still hesitant to recommend any P35 board until I see lots of posts of people before me use them. It's one thing for a hand-picked board from a manufacturer to test well vs what really goes into the channel.